Rail-tie.



I Ju@ No. 810,633. PATENTED JAN. 23, 1906.

S. B. FERGUSON & C. CALHOUN. RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1905.

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Patented Jan. 23, 1905.

Application nea september 2. 1,905. serial No. 276,900.

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Be it known that we, SAMUEL BENJAMIN FERGUSON .and CHARLES CALHOUN, citizens of the United States, residing at Rome, in the county of Sunflower and State of Mississippi,- have invented certain new and useful 11nprovements in Rail-Ties; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ppertains to make and use the same.

ur invention relates 'to rail-ties; and its object is to provide a metallic device of this character having means for securely holding rails in position thereon without the neces sity of utilizing s ikes or other fastening de Another object is to provide a combined rail support and holding device adapted to coperate with the tie for fastening a rail thereto.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of a tie formed of channeled metal, the walls of which have oppositely-extending inclined tongues. extending from their edges and adapted to overlap the inner base-flanges of rails upon the tie. Blocks are located within the tie and under the rails and serve to assist the tie in supporting them, and each block has an integral tongue for overlapping the outer base-flange of a rail. The blocks within each tie are suitably connected by means adapted to be utilized for drawing them toward each other to clamp upon the rails.

The invention alsoconsists of certain other 4novel features of construction and combination of parts, which will be more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In thel accompanying drawings we have shown the preferred form of our'invention. In said drawings, Figure l is a plan view showing rails supported by our improved ties. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through a tie and the rails thereon, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one end of the body of the tie.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is a metallic tie having side walls 2 extending upward from its base, said walls being straight and parallel. The ends oi the'wall are preferably beveled, as shown at 3, and' seats 4 are formed at the upper ends of these therethrough.

' beveled portions and are overhung by tongues 5, which are integral with the side walls and are disposed at -such an angle tc the seats as to overlap and fit snugly upon the inner baseianges of rails 6. Supporting blocks 7, formed of metal, are located within the tie, and the thickness of these blocks is equal to the distance from the bottom 'of the tie to the seat 4. It is therefore obvious that when the blocks are in position adjacent the seats they will assist said seats in su ortingthe rails mounted thereon. Each block has an in wardly-cxtending ear 8, adapted to overlap the outer base-ilangesoi the rails 6, and a rod 9 extends through both blocks and longi tudinally of the tie and has a head 1U at one end and a nut l1 at its other end. Bracerods 12 connect the side walls 2 at points between 'the rails, so as to prevent buckling of the tie when same is subjected to unusual pressure.

ln using the tie herein described the same is placed in the roadbed and the blocks 7 are fastened therein, with'the rod 9 extending The rails are then placed under the tongues 5 and on the seats 4, and by screwing the nut 11 onto the rod 9 the ears 8 AWillbe drawn toward each other and into engagement with the outer base-Hanger, of the rails 6 and will, moreover, clamp the rails against the tongues ,5. The rails will there fore be held 'firmly secured at proper distances apart and cannot be detached except by releasing the blocks 7 from the rod 9. lt will of course be understood that the tie can be filled with stone, cement, or other material aftethe rails have been secured to it.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Paten't,`s

l. VPhe combination with a channeled inetallic sie having rail-engaging tongues inte gral therewith of railsupporting blocks within the tie, means thereon for lengaging the rails, and adjustable means connecting l the blocks.

2. The combination with a channeled me .tallic tie havin means thereon for ene'affin s s g justing device connecting the blocks and within the tie.

3. The combination with a channeled metallic tie having integral rail-engaging means 

